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\(\left|\begin{array}{cc}\mathrm{x}+1 & \mathrm{x}-1 \\ \mathrm{x}^2+\mathrm{x}+1 & \mathrm{x}^2-\mathrm{x}+1\en…

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\(\left|\begin{array}{cc}\mathrm{x}+1 & \mathrm{x}-1 \\ \mathrm{x}^2+\mathrm{x}+1 & \mathrm{x}^2-\mathrm{x}+1\end{array}\right|\) is equal to :

a

\(2 x^3\)

b

2

c

0

d

\(2 x^3-2\)

✓ Correct answer: b)

2

Explanation

Given: \(\left|\begin{matrix}x+1 & x-1 \\ {x}^{2}+x+1 & {x}^{2}-x+1\end{matrix}\right|\)

\(=\left(x+1\right)\left({x}^{2}-x+1\right)-\left(x-1\right)\left({x}^{2}+x+1\right)\)

\(=x^3-x^2+x+x^2-x+1-(x^3+x^2+x-x^2-x-1)\)

\(=\left(x^3+1\right)-\left(x^3-1\right)=2\)

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